The starting lineups are in ahead of Manchester City’s clash with Leicester City | OneFootball

Manchester City and Leicester City have confirmed their starting lineups ahead of tonight’s Premier League fixture at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s side must pick up three points tonight to aid in their chase for UEFA Champions League qualification. They will face a Leicester City side that will be desperate to pick up a result to aid in their bid to avoid relegation.

Manchester City will enter tonight’s match with a host of players unavailable due to injury. Nathan Ake, John Stones, Manuel Akanji and John Stones will all miss tonight’s match due to injury.

They will be joined on the sidelines by Erling Haaland. Pep Guardiola revealed during his pre-game press conference that City’s top-scorer is set to be out for between 5-7 weeks.

Despite the absentees, Pep Guardiola still has a strong squad to select from for tonight’s match. Here are the starting lineups for tonight’s match at the Etihad.

Manchester City

Pep Guardiola has made six changes to the starting lineup that beat Bournemouth. In comes Nico O’Reilly, Nico, Jack Grealish, Jeremy Doku, Savinho and Omar Marmoush. Erling Haaland is out due to injury. Abdukodir Khusanov is also out of tonight’s match and isn’t included in the City squad tonight. Phil Foden, Kevin De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, and Mateo Kovacic all drop to the bench for tonight’s match.

Oscar Bobb finally returns to the Manchester City matchday squad for the first time since the FA Community Shield. That is exciting news ahead of tonight’s match.

Starting lineup: Ederson, Matheus Nunes, Ruben Dias, Gvardiol, O’Reilly, Nico, Gundogan, Grealish, Doku, Savinho, Marmoush

Substitutes: Stefan Ortega, Kovacic, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Vitor Reis, Foden, Bobb, Lewis, McAtee.

Leicester City